Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability Extensions: ARGOS 2.1 & 2.2 |
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Funding Body | The AgriBusiness Group (Funded through the Ministry of Science & Innovation) |
Total Contract Value |
$827,310 |
Start Date | October 2009 |
End Date |
September 2011 |
Principal Investigator |
Professor Hugh Campbell |
Staff Involved |
Professor Hugh Campbell, Dr. Chris Rosin, Professor Henrik Moller |
The ARGOS Project is a long-term study of social, economic, and environmental changes on farms that are (or aren?t!) attempting to undertake more sustainable styles of production.
The extension consolidates but also extends the original project. It has four main objectives:
The project also secures co-funding from Zespri, Canterbury Meat Packers Ltd., Waitrose, Merino Inc., Meat & Wool New Zealand, Sustainable farming Fund (MAF), Ngai Tahu, Certified Organic Kiwifruit Growers Assoc., and Fonterra.
For more information on the original ARGOS projects, visit our webpages regarding their social and environmental objectives.